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Dec 30, 1924.

G. W. HAMERSLEY PgCKAGE Filed April 20,'- 1922 Byw/ e ATTgNEs/.

Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1.521.369 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. HAMEBSLEY. OF YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR T THE HAMERSLEY MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW' JERSEY.

PACKAGE.

Application led April 20, 1922. Serial No. 555,764.

To lall zhom z't may concern:

Bc it known that I, GEORGE W. HAMER- sLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York,county andl State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Packages, of which the following. is a specification.

My invention relates to the supplying of waxed paper and similarmaterials in such form or packages that contamination of the pa er isprevented.

ne of the objects of my invention is the provision of aA convenient,sanitary and inexpensive package whereby the paper may be economicallyused b withdrawing only such a quantity as is esired at any one time.

Another object of my invention is to mount the roll of pa er in such amanner that a new roll can e readily substituted when necessar A furtherobject of my invention is the provision in a unitary structure of asupport and a cutter for the paper.

A further object is the provision of a convenient com act packagewherein the roll of paper may convemently supported and held againstdeformation and bodily movement during the cutting operation therebyinsuring a good clean cutting operation at all times.

Further objects of my invention willbe manifest from the followingdescription of the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side viewpartly in section of an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus of Fig. 1 showing the coverremoved and a portion of the paper withdrawn and partly torn or cut off.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing 'part of the paper withdrawn to aposition where it may be torn or cut, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the end-walls of the support forthe paper.

lReferring to the drawings in detail 1 designates a receptacle of anyinexpensive material such as cardboard comprising a top 2, rectangularside walls 3 and 4, and rectangular end-walls 5 and 6. W1thin thisreceptacle is a sup rt 7 the end members 8 and 9 of which conform to theend walls is a cutter 14 for cutting the material 13.

The support and cutter are preferably of thin sheet metal so that thesame may easily be bent or iexed for the removal of the core of the usedroll and for the insertion of a new roll.

The support 7 has a bent under flange 15 for stiffening the sup-port andalso the cutter.

Because of the flexibility of the support and cutter the walls of thereceptacle 1 are relatively rigid such as strong card board or the likeand inasmuch as the end walls of the support are made to conform to theend walls of the receptacle the support v co-operates with the ends andsides of the receptacle or box to prevent relative movementl of thesupport and receptacle. The back of the receptacle also functions as abrace for the cutter during the cutting or tearing operation.

When it is desired to remove some paper the cover of the receptacle isremoved and the free end of the paper is withdrawn until a suiiicientlength is removed, then the roll is held against rotation by thev otherhand and the piece of paper cut or torn oif the member 14 functioning asa cutter or shear.

What I claim is y 1. A package comprising a box, a removable support insaid box, bearings on said support for a roll of material, and a cutteron said support for cutting said material.

2. A package comprising a box having a body and a cover therefor, asupport for a roll of material, said support fitting within said box,and the ends of the support cooperating with the ends and sides of thebox to prevent relative movement between the support and the box, acutter extending from one end to the other of said support, one sidewall of said box functioning as a 105 brace for said cutter during thecutting operation.

3. A package comprising a box having rectangular side and' end walls, asupport, within the box having rectangular end 110 members, a iexiblecutter joining the yend members of said support to each other, therectangular end and side walls of the box cooperating with therectangular end members of said support to prevent relative movementbetweensthe support and box durin the cutting operation.

4. package com rising a box having rectangularends and) sides, a coverfor the box,a support within .the box, said support comprisingrectangular. end members shaped to conform to the ends of the box, a.cutter connecting 'the ends of said support to each other, a bearingmember on each end member of said support, and a roll of material onsaid bea-rings, said cutter being composed of flexible material topermit -the end members of said support to be spread apart upon remogvalof thev support from said box to of replacement of the said roll ofmaterial, the ends and sides of said box co-operating with the endmembers of the support when the support is within the box to preventspreading of the end members of the support and release of said roll ofmaterial.

5. A package comprising a box having side members and substantiallyrigid end members, a support within the box, said support comprisingspaced end members coopera-ting with the ends of the box and preventedthereby from turning relativel thereto, a cutter connecting the end memrs of the support to each other and located adjacent t e upper end vofthe end members of the support, a bearing member on each end member ofsaid support and a roll of material supported by said bearings, said endmembers being composed of iexible material to permit them to be spreadapart upon the removal of the support from said box to permit of theinsertion of a new roll of material.

This specification signed the 10th day of April A. D. 1922.

GEORGE W. HAMERSLEY.

